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citramalic acid

citramalic acid noun: an organic acid, C₆H₈O₅ that is synthesized from malic acid and which is used as a reference compound or as a precursor in the synthesis of other organic compounds.

Noun

citramalic acid

  1. An organic acid, C₆H₈O₅ that is synthesized from malic acid and which is used as a reference compound or as a precursor in the synthesis of other organic compounds.

Words formed from citramalic acid

Questions about citramalic acid

What does citramalic acid mean?
Citramalic acid means an organic acid, C₆H₈O₅ that is synthesized from malic acid and which is used as a reference compound or as a precursor in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
What part of speech is citramalic acid?
Citramalic acid is a noun.

Words near citramalic acid in the dictionary

  1. citral
  2. citrals
  3. citramalate
  4. citramalates
  5. citramalic
  6. citramalic acid
  7. citranaxanthin
  8. citrange
  9. citrangeade
  10. citrangeades
  11. citrangedin

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